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A good start. Should also include the ability for the parent to approve any new follows by the teen, not just new followers.

Still not letting my kids have social media accounts (FB, IG, TT, X) until their later teens (messaging groups with friends they already have -- Messenger Kids, despite being a FB app, is pretty good for that).

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My younger ones use Messenger Kids and it gives me some confidence that Meta has thought about the problem and have solutions that actually work for all parties.

> that Meta has thought about the problem and have solutions

They just want to ensure that when the kids become "of age", that they'll still be on Meta's services in some shape or form.

Yes, for sure it's self-serving. But at least it's useful for us parents.

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